5 Tips Your Fitness Trainer Won't Tell You

Here are five tips for fitness beginners, compiled from the opinions of gym-goers and trainers — things no one will tell you directly.

1. Gyms aren’t just for big guys

Some people misunderstand that the gym is just a place for "big guys" to build muscles. If you don't have a muscular body, you will even feel out of place when walking into the free weights area (a place specifically for placing and using dumbbells and discus).

In fact, fitness is no longer just for big guys. Modern gyms have a variety of equipment to suit different training goals, and not everyone goes to the gym just to become a big guy. More importantly, regardless of body shape, everyone is a gym customer and has the right to use the gym's facilities fairly.

2. Only your body really cares about the weight you lift

You don't go to the gym to boost your ego or your sense of vanity, so don't assume that the heavier you lift, the more successful you are. While there are always some people out there who like to keep an eye on how other people train and how much weight they can lift, your body is the only one that really cares about the weight you lift.

3. Don’t waste your time

Many modern gyms are well-equipped with televisions, magazines, rest areas, saunas, etc., becoming the third place outside of work and home, a place that combines fitness, leisure and socializing with friends.

There is nothing wrong with this, because it is this transformation that has transformed fitness from the traditional "iron gym" into a very popular lifestyle today. However, many people ignore the importance of arranging a fitness plan carefully. They just move around casually every time they go to the gym, which makes it difficult to achieve any fitness results.

4. Fitness is much longer-term than you think

In summer, many people suddenly become keen on fitness, and there are suddenly many new faces in the gym. Moreover, many of these people are too aggressive and their bodies cannot adapt. Although it is certainly a good thing to pay attention to health for any reason, fitness is much longer-term than you think. For example, professional bodybuilders, their fitness career is calculated in ten or twenty years.

For this reason, please take good care of your body and do not give up fitness due to injuries. Some people may give up fitness just because their friends no longer do so, which is a pity.

5. There is no single way to exercise

There is no single way to exercise, you can choose the exercise that suits you, and the gym is just an easily controlled training environment that can help you achieve your fitness goals more effectively. As you gradually see results in fitness, you must remember that fitness is not the only thing in life. Even if you are a bodybuilder, if he only knows how to stay in the gym without enriching other aspects of his life experience, he will not achieve real success in the end.